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Best Value Business & Commerce Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

2023 Best Value Business & Commerce Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$14,064 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$16,051 Avg Salary

Finding the Best General Business/Commerce Undergraduate Certificate School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, general business/commerce was ranked #16 in the country. In fact 56,042 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Business & Commerce Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best value undergraduate certificate programs for general business students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

Best Great Lakes Region Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking 1 to 4 Years in Business & Commerce

Our analysis found Edison State Community College to be the best value school for general business/commerce students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in the Great Lakes Region . Edison Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Piqua.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Edison Community College are $7,626 a year. While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, general business majors at Edison Community College accumulate an average of around $18,813 in student debt.

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#2

Schoolcraft College

Livonia, MI

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Schoolcraft College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Business & Commerce Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Livonia, Schoolcraft College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Schoolcraft College are $7,574 per year.

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Out of the 5 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Macomb Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Warren, Macomb Community College is a public school with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Macomb Community College are $7,680 per year.

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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Cincinnati State Technical and Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value general business/commerce schools in the Great Lakes Region . Cincinnati State is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Cincinnati.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Cincinnati State are $9,090 per year.

Cincinnati State also claimed a spot on our Best Business & Commerce Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Indiana University - Bloomington helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value general business/commerce schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public school with a very large student population.

IU Bloomington undergraduate students pay an average of $38,352 in tuition and fees each year. While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, general business majors at IU Bloomington accumulate an average of around $18,440 in student debt. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $605.

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Best General Business/Commerce Colleges by State

Explore the best general business/commerce colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 1,060
Ohio 581
Illinois 877
Indiana 5,774
Wisconsin 529

General Business/Commerce is one of 21 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to General Business

Related Major Annual Graduates
Business Administration & Management 416,590
Accounting 99,265
Finance & Financial Management 57,778
Marketing 52,916
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 43,382

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 5 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to U.S. Consulate General Munich.

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